France

France is affectionately referred to as "the Hexagon" for its overall shape.French history goes back to the Gauls, a Celtic tribe which inhabited the area circa 300BC until being conquered by Julius Caesar.The Franks were the first tribe to adopt Catholic Christianity after the Roman Empire collapsed. France became ...

Finistere

Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed en breton) Administration Région Bretagne Préfecture Quimper Préfet de département Pascal Mailhos Président du conseil général Pierre Maille (PS) Sous-préfecture(s) Brest Châteaulin Morlaix Statistiques Population totale 883 001 hab. (2006) Densité 131 hab./km2 Superficie 6 733 km2 Subdivision...

Cornouaille

Cornouaille Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Capitale historique Quimper Langue(s) Français - Breton Religion Catholique Superficie 5 979 Km² Population 456 307 (1999) Gwenn ha du.svg Portail de la Bretagne La Cornouaille (Kernev, Bro Gernev en breton) est un pays de Bretagne (à ne pas confondre avec l...

Alsace

Située au coeur de l'Europe occidentale, l'Alsace est la plus petite région française mais a la plus forte densité. Très active économiquement, elle a sue préserver sa culture unique face à la mondialisation. Les alsaciens sont très attachés à leur région et veulent la préserver. L'Alsace est une des régions les plu...

Pays de Léon

Pays de Léon Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Capitale historique Saint-Pol-de-Léon Langue(s) Français - Breton léonard Religion Catholique Superficie 2 019 Km² Population 405 082 (1999) Le Léon ou Léonais, appelé autrefois Loonois (bro Leon en breton), est une région de Bretagne, ancienne vicomté, évê...

Brotas SP

Brotas is located in the center of São Paulo, in the heart of one of the most developed regions of the country, but still presents us with their wealth and natural beauty preserved. Endowed with a strategic location and privileged, are taking a new path and emerges in the context of national ecotourism.  Historicall...

Beziers

Béziers is a town in Languedoc in the southwest of France. It is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. The town is located on a small bluff above the river Orb, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea. At Béziers the Canal du Midi spans the river Orb as an aqueduct called the Pont-canal d...

Cres Island

The island of Cres can be reached from Brestova via the ferry to Porozina. Ferries operate regularly and frequently during the summer season, but there is often a long waiting because of the many tourists visiting the island.

Sao Sebastiao

Sao Sebastiao is the oldest city in the North Coast of Sao Paulo. Before the Portuguese colonization, the region of Sao Sebastiao was occupied by Indians Tupinambá at north and Tupiniquins at south in the hills of Boiçucanga - 30 km south of Sao Sebastiao - a natural border lands of tribes. The city received this na...

Maurienne valley, Savoy Alps

Une multitude de prise de vue sur toute la Haute Maurienne et quelques sommets ! Bientot toute la Maurienne

Orlando

Orlando is a large city located in Orange County, Florida. Orlando, for most people, conjures up the image of theme parks, mainly Walt Disney World, but it has a lot more to offer than that. (In fact, Disney World is not in Orlando, but is in nearby Lake Buena Vista). Downtown Orlando includes none of the major them...

China

Las Vegas

Overview and HistoryIn Spanish the word "vega" means fertile plain or valley, a fruitful ground, or a meadow. In Cuba it means specifically a tobacco field, usually by the bank of a river. Both sound like places where you can make a lot of money, right? You can see why they chose it for the name of this gambling hea...